Brooklyn RISE Charter School
Minutes
Brooklyn RISE Board Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 20, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Location
9 Hanover Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Trustees Present
B. Cabrera (remote), B. Herbst (remote), C. Hu (remote), J. Ni (remote), K. Zaunbrecher
Trustees Absent
E. Waite, G. Han, L. Tomana
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Finance
A.
Finance Updates
Adnan presented the November update in the December finance presentation. Brooklyn RISE facilities assistance payment is up to date now. We are expecting reimbursement from landlord in January as well.
III. Head of School Update
A.
Cary's School Update
Cary gave an overview of the challenges the migrant students may be facing as many families now face the 60 day eviction rules coming up in January. School will start tracking data on the impact of the 60 day rules for migrant housing on the migrant students. This may likely have an impact to school enrollment as well; more discussions for the new year for financial impact for the school as well.
IV. Governance
A.
Retreat Planning
Board discussed dates and topic. 2/3 and 2/10 both work, but Christina will reach out to Grace and Ethan to also check on their availability.
B.
Recruitment goal
Board discussed recruitment goals for each board member to recruit one additional board member. We will include board recruitment as a goal and topic for the retreat.
C.
Board Goals and Self Assessment
Board members agree to complete the board self assessment and set deadline 1/17 for completion.
D.
Vote on Laura Tomana board membership
Voting postponed to January. We did not have in person quorum required for votes for the December meeting.
V. Closing Items
A.
Adjourn Meeting
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2023 Balance Sheet 12202023.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2023 Cash Flow 12202023.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2023 Financial Update 12202023.pdf
- Brooklyn RISE - Nov 2023 Budget vs Actuals 12202023.pdf
- 11 - BRCS - Nov 2023 Board Ck Reg.pdf
We postpone voting on the minute to next meeting. We did not have the in person quorum required for voting.